Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-17
Some shoes for Baby,

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PAPA, MANA, ACNTIE, AND BABY ALL GO TO BUY
THEM AND MAKE THE DEALER TIRED.
C. N. Hood in Puck.
The door opened and 8 rried.lookinp woman
trundled babycarriage into the little store. She
was accompanied by great big red-faced man,
evidently her husband tthe kind meek little
women. almost invariably pick QUIT, and lank,
hatchet-faced, sour-visaged female, beyond all
manner OF doubt baby's aunt on the fathers
side.
The clerk left of scraping the sole of a shop
worn shoe with piece OF glass and hustled for
ward with his most enticing smile. After that 1t
went something like this:
Clerk-9ood afternoon. Something in shoes to-
.Marna-Yes. The baby has got to have some.
thing. She does go through shoes so rast
Professionalism TIL wear more'n a week, too.
can't be ouyin' shoes all the whole darn time.
Auntie (sotto vocel-I don't believe this is the
place where Matilda got the shoes for the baby.
Clerk-Would you like soft sole?
Papa-NO; we don't want no soft sole. Give us
suthn til stand that kid more'n twenty minutes.
None q your paper sh0es.let's see some calfskfn.
Clerk-We have some nice things in medium
weight for children. What color do you prefer?
MaRa-I think white is pretty.
Auntie-Oh, like bronze SO much better!
Papa-Now, don't go to maxim that child look
outiandishi Don't get nothin' but jest black!
., Clerk pulls down box OF assorted coiors for
Mama-oh! isn't this one prettyY
"A, A,untie-ies; but white soils SO easily. DO try
Clerk-Terra Gotta is nice color for children.
color! "01 - n"'' 'n'' noff'u
Mama-Oh, my, no!
Papa-In course not.
Clerk-Nice little fellow, isn't he?
TN Ha una she Is good child See is pity
Auntie-Is see dom to have some shoozes for her
1tty tootsey woOtsieS?
Baby-Eh,hu-eh-h u-eh-you-e-h-h-h-h-h!
Aunty and Mama-There, there! Did the big
man brighten her? Poor little grill
Clerk-Good- natured child?
MamaIYes, usually; but she has been sick for
TWO or three days and is just little peevish.
aby-Nglah-Z.h-h-h-W -o-o-o-o-o~
AIntie-There, there; don't Cry. Here's a nice
Papa-Well. come; are you going to pick out
them shoes some time to-day?
Nam, Mama-oh, dear me, yes. don't know which to
Auntie-Try this one on.
Baby-Nan-wooh-Yah
Mama-POOr little dear-let me try WHY
never can get this one on her; she has such a tat
little ankle, twould never button In the world.
Crhey try nine pairs)
Auntie-This one viii do by changing the but
Papa"Well, how much are they,
Clerk-F1fty cents.
Auntie, Mama and Papa-Fifty cents!
&c, Cierk-Ihat is very low for SO good a shoe as
Papa-Well, we won't pay that for 'em, 4 It's.
Auntle,Why, Matilda only paid 25 cents for
he T,sr ana they look heap sight bettern those
Clerk-Let me show you something cheaper
MaIna-No; nothing else will suit
Auntie-ThiS Is the first place we've been in.
anyway, and guess we better kind look round
Papa-I1l give you just 80 cents for those shoes.
Clerk-No, thank you.
papa.Well, come on, then.
And the little procession moved slowly Out.
While the clerk picked up the scattered shoes and
wondered vaguely in his heart Of hearts If shoe
dealers didn't get pretty much all OF their sheol
right here on earth.